A Vengeful Ex-Wife
Chapter 284 Colby's Daughter

Alina's heart stung. Ever since the incident at Augustine's birthday, she had been a laughingstock in the upper class of H City. Many people gossiped about her and worse, mocked her to her face. Others just looked at her strangely, alienating her completely.

Alina glared at Sandra. "Even if James refuses to marry me, he won't marry you, nor will he marry some woman who pretends to be pure and clean!"

The so-called "pure and clean" woman was admiring a brooch. "Excuse me, Ms. Tang. I heard there's a new restaurant along the H River Road. How about I invite you and Ms. Lan out for dinner together?" Maria smiled sweetly. After the fight between Judy and Ruth last time, Judy had completely cut all ties with Alina.

She had even blocked Alina's number on her phone.

Upon hearing this thinly veiled jeer, Alina gritted her teeth but kept silent. The friend who was shopping with her saw Alina's face reddening from anger and came to defend her. "Just who the hell do you think you are? Don't you know that Alina is the future Mrs. Xi? How dare you talk to her like that?"

Sandra tittered. "Miss Zheng, get your head out of a book sometime, will you? This is the Maria Song."

"Oh, so she is Maria Song?" The name seemed to ring a bell. "Isn't she Mr. Xi's mistress?"

Alina nodded to her friend and warned her in a low voice, "Don't provoke her. She's crazy."

'Mistress?' With a smile plastered on her face, Maria stood up and put the brooch away.

Sandra, on the other hand, was young and spirited. She sprinted towards the two women and jabbed her finger at them. "What the hell are you talking about? You believe whatever Alina Tang says, don't you? Alina Tang is the mistress, not Maria Song, got it?"

"Alina and Mr. Xi are engaged. Obviously, Maria Song's the outsider." Joslyn Zheng pouted.

Maria pulled Sandra, who was about to get into a catfight with the two women, to the side, standing in front of her.

She smiled, "Miss Zheng, right?"

The girl looked young, but dressed maturely. The way she dressed made her look like she was in her early thirties.

Joslyn looked down on Maria. "I was wondering how you could be a member of SOE. It turns out you've been riding on Mr. Xi's money to get here!"

Alina, on the other hand, knew that Maria was not to be trifled with. She urgently tugged at the hemline of her friend's blouse and whispered, "Don't mess with her, you don't know what she can do to you." "I might not have been in H City for a while, but no one's allowed to treat me like this!" Joslyn shook off Alina's hand and faced Maria head on.

The smile on Maria's face widened.

"You think you can bully Alina just because you're sleeping with Mr. Xi, huh?"

"What else did Alina say to you?" Maria looked at her own hand idly and found that her nails were too long. She decided to have a manicure later. "None of your business!" Joslyn's attitude was like that of a spoiled child. "If I were Alina, I would've beaten you up to a pulp already."

Pak!

Before Joslyn finished speaking, she heard a loud ringing noise in her ears and her cheek stung.

Bewildered, she covered her burning cheek and looked at the woman in front of her in disbelief. "How dare you hit me?"

"Oh. I dare!" Maria smiled and inspected her hand as though nothing happened. "Didn't Alina Tang tell you that I never show mercy when I beat people?"

Joslyn was speechless. Indeed, while Alina had been trying to warn her, she hadn't gotten to that part yet.

"Didn't you want to beat me up to a pulp? Come on over here and prove it." Maria crooked her finger at her.

Joslyn's eyes widened in disbelief. How dare this woman insult her like this? She angrily pulled out her phone and shouted, "I'm calling my father! He'll definitely kill you!" Only then did Alina finally say something. "Maria Song, you'd better apologize to her. Don't you know who she is?"

"Does it matter who she is?" Maria glanced up from her fingernails lazily.

Alina locked eyes with her. "Joslyn is Colby Zheng's daughter."

'Colby Zheng?' Maria frowned, wondering if this girl was the daughter of Colby and his ex-wife.

"What now? Are you scared? It's too late!" Seeing Maria's changed expression, Joslyn felt better and gloated. She knew that everyone was afraid of her father. Shortly after, the call connected. "Hi, Joslyn, what's up?"

Joslyn put the phone near her ear. In a baby-like, whiney tone, she cried, "Daddy, someone's bullying your precious daughter!"

"Oh? Who would dare? Don't you have bodyguards with you?"

"It's Maria Song, Daddy!"

At the mention of that name, Colby was taken aback. "What did you say?"

"Maria Song! Daddy, do you know her?"

Maria sneered. If only this naive little girl knew that her father was not only familiar with her, but that he knew her very well.

"How'd you two run into each other? There must be some kind of misunderstanding," Colby answered perfunctorily, quietly wondering when Maria was released from jail. Why didn't anyone tell him? Joslyn pouted discontentedly. "There's been no misunderstanding. She hit me, so now my face is swollen. Daddy, you should have her arrested and locked up!"

Colby kept silent for a while before finally saying, "Let's talk about it later when you come back."

"Dad, what did you say?" The baby girl act was dropped in an instant. Obviously, Joslyn hadn't expected that Colby would say that.

This was the first time that Colby didn't immediately ask someone to deal with his precious daughter's adversaries.

"Joslyn, Maria is my friend. You must've misunderstood each other. I'll ask her about it sometime. Anyway, be good." In that moment, Joslyn realized that Maria was not as simple as she looked. "I don't care if she's your friend, you have to deal with her for me!" Joslyn kept pestering him.

Colby had no choice but to say, "Joslyn, my good girl, I said we'll talk about it later. I have a meeting to attend. Enjoy your shopping."

Then, without waiting for a response, he hung up the phone.

Joslyn stared at her phone in disbelief. When she came to her senses, she became angrier and glared at the woman in front of her. "You bitch, did you hit on my father?"

Maria raised her hand again as a warning.

Joslyn quickly covered her face like a wounded puppy. "Do you want to hit me again?"

"Yes. I'll teach you how to treat people with respect!" Although she had indeed tried to hit on Colby, it was not what Joslyn thought, and she should not be questioned by Joslyn in this way. Pak! With Joslyn was off-guard, Maria slapped her across her face again.

Joslyn was stunned by the second slap. She had never been hit before, not by her father or her stepmother. Yet now, she was slapped twice in a row by a woman just a couple of years her senior. This infuriated her no end.

She called her bodyguards using her phone. "Come in now!"

The bodyguards were on standby at the door of the shop. They rushed in in less than a minute after receiving the phone call.

Pointing at Maria, Joslyn ordered arrogantly, "Tie this woman up!" "Yes, Miss Zheng!"